And it's not a problem that began with President Trump or President Biden, but dates back to 1985 with a legal decision called the Flores Case. The Flores Case was a lawsuit between a liberal advocacy group and the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, or INS. INS chose to exercise its discretion to allow deportable children to be released from government custody under very specific circumstances. First, INS would only release the child to his or her parents or legal guardian. (08:56–09:05)
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